f1&2 Flashcards
What type of hose load is used when the hose is laid on its edge with the folds adjacent to each other?
Accordion load
What is the J tool designed to do?
Fit through double swinging doors
Thermal imagers allow fire fighters to see sources of heat through darkness and thick smoke, located victims, and hidden fires. Thermal imagers perform these functions by showing differentials in what?
Temperature
A broken stream is a fire stream pattern created by cellar nozzles or chimney nozzles. What best describes a broken fire stream pattern?
A hose stream that has been broken into coarsely divided water droplets.
The incline drag is a rescue carrying method especially beneficial for what type of rescue?
Moving unconscious victims up or down a stairway or incline
Which cutting tool would most likely be used to cut structural components on a vehicle?
Reciprocating saw
Which NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for a fire departments safety and health program?
NFPA 1500
What mask is best used if patient is suspected of having tuberculosis?
N-95 Respirator
NFPA 1851 states there are four types of cleaning utilized for personal protective clothing. Cleaning conducted by the manufactures representative or a certified vendor is known as?
Contract Cleaning
The NIMS-ICS brings several organizational benefits to any emergency incident. Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits?
Federal intervention
OSHA defines an industrial pressure vessel as on that operates above what pressure?
15lbs per square inch
Stress is the first stage of the General Emergency Behavior Model that describes a hazardous materials behavior at an incident. What are the container stress types?
Thermal, chemical, and mechanical
Nonbulk packaging, such as carboys, are used to transport small quantities of hazardous materials. What type(s) of hazardous materials are transported in carboys?
Corrosive liquids
Fire extinguishers extinguish fires using four different methods. What best describes the cooling method?
When the agent reduces the burning materials temperature below its ignition temperature.
A structure fire results in primary and secondary damage. What is an example of secondary damage?
Damage caused by smoke
NIOSH summarizes the casual factors that contribute to firefighter line of duty deaths. The data collected over many years are categorized into five distinct factors that are the leading causes of death. What is NOT a factor according to NIOSH?
Lack of Training
A firefighter is responding to an incident in a large commercial building. Using the protected premise system, the firefighter can tell that the alarms on the east wing of the second floor are sounding. What type of protected premise alarm does this best describe?
Zoned/annuciated
What is an example of of external exposure that must be considered when beginning tactical ventilation operations?
Adjacent buildings
At what temp does gasoline reach its flash point?
<100 degrees fahrenheit
Which type of alarm system is owned and operated by the owner of the property?
Proprietary alarm system
What is first to be considered before starting overhaul operations?
Saftey
Loss control is a term used by firefighters to refer to what?
Minimization of property loss
Solid fuels such as wood, go through pyrolysis, when heated. Pyrolysis is the substances chemical decomposition when it is subjected to heat. At what temperature does wood convert to flammable gases which will support fire burning?
Greater than 932 degrees Fahrenheit
When inspecting extension ladders, they should be inspected thoroughly for any signs of damage or wear. What is an example of something NOT to be done during the check?
Check the halyard with the ladder fully extended
What term is used to describe the damage done by the actual fire itself?
Primary damage
When responding to incidents that require technical rescue, firefighters perform three roles. What is NOT a role?
Performing triage on a victim
Auto ignition temps can best be described as what?
The minimum temp to which fuel in the air must be heated to start a self sustaining combustion.
The national fallen firefighters foundation was created in 1192 by the US congress to help reduce firefighter line of duty deaths. What did the agency develop in 2004 that provided the fire service with a blueprint for change?
The Everyone Goes Home program
What tool can be used to remove a window frame?
Prying tool
If a firefighter is using a single ladder, what type of ladder is being used?
A ladder that contains one section and is not adjustable.
What tool is most likely used to break and remove tempered glass from a vehicle?
A spring loaded center punch
What is not USUALLY used for roof ventilation?
Axe
Search and rescue operations in high rise buildings afford firefighters more challenges and more risks. What is an example of something that is NOT a risk?
Lower temps as the smoke and heat rise upward in the building
What is the appropriate order of fire stages?
Incipient, growth, fully developed, and decay
If contents in a pressurized tank are flammable, the resulting release can result in what?
BLEVE
A straight stream is a fire stream pattern created by a fog nozzle. What best describes a straight fire stream pattern?
A semi-solid hose stream produced by a fog nozzle
What are examples of essential communication on hazmat incidents?
Briefing others as necessary, providing updates and evaluations, and communicating hazards
If a firefighter needed to prevent a rope from passing through a rescue pulley what type of knot or hitch would they most likely use?
Figure 8 knot
Foam is classified according to its foam expansion ratio. High expansion foams ratio is between 200:1 and 1000:1. What are high expansion foams used for?
Extinguishing fires in confined spaces
The choice of salvage procedures performed by firefighters depends of what?
Current weather conditions, extent and location of the fire, number of personnel available.
NFPA 1851 states there are four types of cleaning utilized for personal protective cleaning. Cleaning conducted by TRAINED personnel or and outside contractor due to the PPC being contaminated with hazardous materials or body fluids is known as?
Specialized cleaning
When you are the first to arrive on scene, you will need to provide an initial radio report. This initial radio report is referred to as what?
Condition on Arrival report (C.A.N.)
Rope is used in many ways in the fire service, and firefighters must be knowledgeable in the knots used on the fire ground, the care and maintenance of rope, and the standard nomenclature used when referring to rope. The rope found between the working end and the running part of the rope is best described as what?
Standing part
Which of the following signs and symptoms of stress would be considered a cognitive symptom?
Constant worrying